Research history and recent progress of laser transparent ceramics

Kuei Suan Jen Hsueh Pao/ Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 476-484

  Yang, Qiuhong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laser output; Laser transparent ceramics; Review; Sesquioxide; Slope efficiency; Yttrium aluminum garnet; Yttrium lanthanum oxide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CERAMIC MATERIALS; GARNETS; LANTHANUM; LANTHANUM ALLOYS; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SILICATE MINERALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; YTTERBIUM; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALLOYS; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

CERAMIC LASERS; CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES; DIODE-PUMPED; DIODE-PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS; FEMTOSECOND MODE-LOCKED LASERS; HIGH LASER POWER; HIGH SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; LASER OUTPUT; ND: YAG; ND:YAG CERAMICS; POLYCRYSTALLINE CERAMICS; RECENT PROGRESS; RESEARCH HISTORY; RESEARCH PROGRESS; SESQUIOXIDE; SLOPE EFFICIENCY; ULTRA FASTS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 63749106862     PISSN: 04545648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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